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30/06 - I'm not sobbing, you are 

01/07 - I'm actually a sucker for the HEA and although this one did give me an almost hallmark HEA, the build up to it was not fun. There was ANGST, there was MISCOMMUNICATION and most importantly there was a hot cousin who just wants to treat you right and make sure you don't trip and mess up your heels (yes Shepard, I might have a tiny crush on you too)

Firstly, I enjoyed the fact that it was the ‘girl who gets left behind' that became our main character. Did she end up going to a small town and finding romance? OK, yes, BUT she still girl bossed and didn't let romance throw her entire life as she knew it out of a box tied with a neat ribbon like the movies (and all her exes apparently).

It's almost refreshing to have a character similar to my own age, so I can relate to them better on some things, such as an unspoken need to protect loved ones and ensure that you can do by them the best you can. But unlike Nora-at-the-beginning-and-most-of-the-middle, I understand you can't protect them forever, and they need to learn how to fight their own battles. Seeing Nora open up to this is a massive growth step, and it left me very happy.

Charlie, oh wow. 5'11, broody with a rent-stabilized apartment? Those last three words had me gunning for him as soon as I read the words. Even better, he didn't make Nora choose between her dream job or him, but actually communicated and worked something with her.

This book made me feel all sorts, and I'm looking forward to my next Emily Henry read.